Roose Shipping Co barges at site of Cobham Bridge.

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Description

Barges joined by lashing or welding? The barge was moored to both sides of the river and subsequently used in the construction of Cobham Bridge, for cranes among other applications.

Accession number

HCL_16846

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Watercraft Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies Boat Bank Naval architecture Ship Lake Monochrome Monochrome photography River

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Photograph

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Comments

These two barges belonged to the Ministry of Works-not Roose. they were trucked over from Tauranga. After Cobham bridge they were separated, towed down to Mercer where one was scrapped, the other trucked across to Wakatiwai and was used at a mussel farm in the Hauraki Gulf.

- Ray Morey

Posted on 20-04-2024 16:40:10